1. (verb) to be fortunate, lucky.
E ora tonu nei te reo Māori nā te kaha o te hunga kāore i māri kia pakeke mai ko te reo Māori te reo matua (Kāretu 2016). / The Māori language still survives because of the commitment of the people who weren't fortunate to grow up with the language as their first language.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
More infoTe kai a te rangatira
He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
